Grasp
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Both words in one sentence
- Comments: A brilliant grasp of all characters (it manages to maintain both Original Flavors), with much made of the similarity between Constable Fraser and Captain Carrot.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Discworld -
They may be carried out by a monarch seeking to suppress the plans of political enemies in order to maintain a solid grasp on the throne.
Source: Public Execution -
This is because the Orks were engineered to have scientific knowledge hard-wired into their DNA, giving even a basic grunt an instinctive skill of how to build and maintain a "Shoota," and Meks or Doks a similar intuitive grasp of machinery and medicine.
Source: Insufficiently Advanced Alien
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